Motor attachment for corn pickers



Oct. 18, 1927. 1,645,868

MOTOR ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PICKERS 1927. Oct 18 G. PUcK MOTOR ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PICKERS Filed March l5, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @@Mwfim ttorney itl Patented oci. ia, 1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE OF LAKEFIELD, MINNESOTA.

MOTOR ATTACHMENT FOR CORN PICKERS.

Application filed March l5, 1926.

The present invention relates to motor attachments for corn pickers, and more particularly to an atfaeiuuent made up namely of Ford parts that may he mounted on the well known McCormick-lreering cern picker 'for propelling the vari/.ius parts therrot, thus greatly lighteniiig the draft.

Ordinarily it requires live horses or a gooit sized tractor to pull the hicCormick-l )eering corn picker, whereas by utilizingy urv :fttaclnuent. the lost power ol the dratt may he greatly decreased7 better results ohtar al. and more easy nandlii'ig and manipulation.

Atnother very important object, of the invention is to provide an attachment et this nature which may he easily assembled and disassembled in relation to the 'o pirier. and which is simple in consti-intron. and othelwvise well adapted to the purpose to: which it is designed.

Yith the ahove and numerous other oi:- ieets in view as wiil appear as thel destription proceeds. the invention resides in certain novel i'eatures of construction, ane. in the combination and aangement oi parts as will he hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a top plan view showing the main trame of a corn picker of conventional Construction with my attachment mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, with the left hand wheel removed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation showing the upper and lower stub tongues, and

Fig. @is a detail elevation showing` the throttle valve controlling means for the car-- bureter.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will he seen that 5 designates the axle supported on bull wheels G and supporting the main trame 7 on which is journaled in the usual manner the main drive shaft 8 having its usual clutches J controlled in the usual manner. 'lhe upper stub tongue .l0 extends i'orwardly in the usual manner and the lower stub tongue l1 is mounted thereon in the usual manner as is indicated at 1Q. All ot" the parts thus t r described are conventional and well known in this art, being in actual use on the well known McCormick-Deering corn picker. These conventional parts have been disclosed in detail for the purpose of illustrating the adaptability of my attachnient7 and the manner in which it is mounted.

Serial No. 94898.

Y. The attachment is made up exclusively of V.ford parts including the well known engine t4. the drive shaft lo. the differential and axle housing 1G. and axle shaft 17. The dil:- terential and axle housing extend transversely across the main frame 7. parallel to the main drive sinitt` 8 and forwardly thereot. Une of the axle housings. the left: hand one. is cut` oil' short as is also the correspondaxle shaft li". Sprockets 1t) are fixed o the endsv ot the axle shaft 17 and have rained the eofer the usual picker drive .chains 20 which. in the present instance, are ffhortened from the ordinary length, and are trained over the sprockets on the rintches Si 'tor driving the shaft S.

The diilerential and axle housings are hed in place hy suitable U-holts 21. The drive shat't l5 extends torwardlj.' to the left 'rand side ot the sinh' tongue l0 so that the engine is located to the lett hand side the-redt2 also. The left hand side ot the crank lase has an arm 22 extending therefrom and attached to the main frame as at 23. i". second arm Q4. also extends from the lett hand side of the crank ease rearwardly and is twisted to he engaged as at 25 with one of the longitudinal members of the main traine. A bracket Q6 extends ,trom the left hand side ot the radiator under the engine and attached to the left hand side ofthe stuh tongue l0 as at 2T. Another arm 28 extends from the right hand side ot the radiator and is attached to the right hand side of the stuh tongue l0.

An arm 29 is extended from the right hand side of the crank :ase and is attached to the right hand side of the stub tongue. .i lever 30 is fulcrumed as at 44 and has a link 4G attached to the clutch pedal 33 of he Ford engine, so that said clutch pedal may he held in any ot its three well known positions., uanely. neutral, low speed.. or high speed.

ln order to mount the engine as just descrilied. 'it is necesfar).v that the usual tilting mechanism be removed, as it on the left hand side ot the stuh tongues l() and ll. '.'t'his tilting mechanism. however, is placed on the right hand side as is cleary shown in Figs. l and 2 ot the drawings. This tilting;l mechanism is conventional except tor its location. and includes the usual tilting lever pivoted on frame 36 attached to the lower stub tongue 11. The arm 37 of the lever 35 is engaged with the link 3S Which is pivitt) 'l et) otally engaged as at 3S) with the upper stnb tongue 10. In order to hold the throttle valve of the carbureter 40 at a desired adjustment, I utilize a wire 4l, guided through a tuhe 42, and attached to a .lever 43 pivoted intermediate its ends as at 44, on an Lshaped plate 4G attached to the engine block by bolt 47.

A threaded member 48 rises from the end of the plate through the lever 43 and a spring 49 is disposed thereon between the plate and the lever for normally holding the valve of the carhureter closed` A nut 50 is threadedly engaged on the member 48 for properly adjusting` the lever 4? and confe- Quenty the valve ot the carhureter 40.

The cheapncss, eiliciency, and convenience of this attachment, as well as its ease ot assembly and disassembly will now he clearly understood by those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof, The present embodiment and utility of the invention, has been disclofed in detail, since in actual practice it attains the l'ea'inres ot advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

lt will be apparent, however, that changes in the details ot' construction, and in the combination and arrangement, ot' parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed, or sacrificing` any of its advantag'es.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new is:-

A corn picker including, in comljnination, a main frame` a drive shat't on the main 'traine` a stub tongue on the main frame-r a second stub tongue below the lirst stub tongue and pivoted thereto. an engine mounted on the tirst stub tongue to the lett hand side thereof. a main shaft titendine rearwardly jfrom the engine alongside of the tirst, stub tongue over the main frame. axle shafts operativey connected with the main shaft, chain drives operatively connected 'ith the axle .shaft and with the drive shaft, and a tilting mechanism on the right hand side of the stub tongue.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

GEORGE PUCH. 

